Glenn Ford

1916-05-01 – 2006-08-30 (age 90) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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Biography

Glenn Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era, with a career that spanned seven decades. Despite his versatility, Ford was best known for playing ordinary men in unusual circumstances, and appeared in films such as Gilda (1946), The Big Heat (1953), and Superman (1978).

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Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Known For

Superman

Superman

1978

as Pa Kent

Superman II

Superman II

1980

as Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)

Midway

Midway

1976

as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma

1957

as Ben Wade

Is Paris Burning?

Is Paris Burning?

1966

as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley

Gilda

Gilda

1946

as Johnny Farrell

The Big Heat

The Big Heat

1953

as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

Happy Birthday to Me

Happy Birthday to Me

1981

as Dr. David Faraday

Jubal

Jubal

1956

as Jubal Troop

Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

as Dave 'The Dude' Conway

The Rounders

The Rounders

1965

as Ben Jones

The Visitor

The Visitor

1979

as Det. Jake Durham

The Fastest Gun Alive

The Fastest Gun Alive

1956

as George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.

The Violent Men

The Violent Men

1955

as John Parrish

Virus

Virus

1980

as President Richardson

Human Desire

Human Desire

1954

as Jeff Warren

Guadalcanal Diary

Guadalcanal Diary

1943

as Marine Extra (uncredited)

Cimarron

Cimarron

1960

as Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

1963

as Tom Corbett

The Man from the Alamo

The Man from the Alamo

1953

as John Stroud